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Table 1 Population characteristics of participants in household surveys and febrile outpatients exiting health facilities

From: Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a cross-sectional survey from Tanzania

 

Participants in household surveys (N = 6485)

Febrile outpatients, health facility exit interviews (N = 226)

N

%

95% CI

N

%

95% CI

Total

6485

100.0

–

226

100.0

–

Sex

 Male

2846

43.9

(42.9–45.0)

99

43.8

(38.4–49.2)

 Female

3623

55.9

(55.0–57.0)

127

56.2

(50.8–61.6)

 Missing

16

0.2

–

0

0.0

–

Age (years)

 0–4

1153

17.8

(17.0–18.6)

148

65.5

(60.3–70.7)

 5–9

1014

15.6

(14.8–16.3)

48

21.2

(16.8–25.7)

 10–14

775

11.9

(11.3–12.6)

9

4.0

(1.8–6.1)

 15–24

990

15.3

(14.6–16.1)

6

2.7

(0.9–4.4)

 25–44

1437

22.2

(21.4–23.1)

10

4.4

(2.2–6.7)

 45–59

559

8.6

(8.1–9.2)

3

1.3

(0.1–2.6)

 60–100

454

7.0

(6.5–7.65)

2

0.9

(− 0.1 to 1.9)

 Missing

103

1.6

–

0

0.0

–

Area

 Urban

2205

34.0

(33.0–35.0)

50

22.1

(17.6–26.7)

 Rural

4280

66.0

(65.0–67.0)

176

77.9

(73.3–82.4)

 Missing

0

0.0

 

0

0.0

 

Region

 Mwanza

2362

36.4

(35.4–37.4)

45

19.9

(15.5–24.3)

 Mbeya

1982

30.6

(29.6–31.5)

37

16.4

(12.3–20.4)

 Mtwara

2141

33.0

(32.1–34.0)

144

63.7

(58.5–69.0)

 Missing

0

0.0

–

0

0.0

–

Had a fever in the previous 2 weeksa

 Yes

1039

16.0

(15.3–16.8)

100

–

–

 No

5440

83.9

(83.1–84.6)

0

–

–

 Don’t know

6

0.1

–

0

–

–

RDT result

      

 Positive

1136

17.5

(16.7–18.3)

106

46.9

(41.4–52.4)

 Negative

5346

82.5

(81.7–83.3)

119

52.7

(47.2–58.2)

 Missing

3

0.0

–

1

0.4

–

Took any anti-malarial drugs in the previous 4 weeksa

 Yes

810

12.5

(11.8–13.2)

NAb

  

 No

5664

87.3

(86.7–88.0)

NA

  

 Don’t know

11

0.2

–

NA

  
  1. aBased on self-report, b Not applicable